{"id":"CVE-1999-0163","title":"In older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a pipe character to execute root commands.","summary":"In older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a pipe character to execute root commands.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"cvssVector":"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C","published":"1997-01-01","updated":"2026-06-16","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0163","references":[{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0163","label":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-1999-0163","label":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00437,"epssPercentile":0.37361,"ingestedAt":"2026-06-22T15:59:08.152Z","slug":"CVE-1999-0163","body":"## Overview\n\nIn older versions of Sendmail, an attacker could use a pipe character to execute root commands.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.6,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}